Aug. 24, 2020 Mentzer takes command of 42nd ABW Col. Eries Mentzer took command of the 42nd Air Base Wing from Col. Patrick Carley during a change of command ceremony, Aug. 24, 2020, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Aug. 15, 2018 Carley holds first commander’s call for ‘Team 4-2’ The 42nd Air Base Wing’s new commander laid out his vision to the unit’s Airmen during his first commander’s call Aug. 10, 2018, at Squadron Officer School’s Polifka Auditorium.